Additional clarification:
No one lost a verification badge today–If you received an email that your channel will no longer be verified, this was just an advanced notice & you can appeal
The checkmark has never appeared on YouTube mobile channel pages (this will be added soon)https://twitter.com/TeamYouTube/status/1174735005215420416 …
It seems like you hate all your independant creators to me. Enjoy being cable 2.0 that all your audience was escaping from. We'll find a new place.